Peace groups commemorate atomic bombings of Hiroshima, Nagasaki

Portland Physicians for Social Responsibility and other peace and community groups will commemorate the 68th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Tuesday at Waterfront Park.

The event, billed as Hiroshima, Nagasaki & Hanford: A Tragic Connection, takes place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Japanese American Historical Plaza, opposite Northwest Couch Street at the park. The plutonium used in the bombs that leveled much of the two Japanese cities was created at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash.